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AWS – AWS SAM Accelerate is now generally available – quickly test code changes against the cloud
The AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) announces general availability of AWS SAM Accelerate. The AWS SAM Command Line Interface (CLI) is a developer tool that makes it easier to build, locally test, package, and deploy serverless applications. AWS SAM Accelerate is a new capability of AWS SAM CLI that makes it easier for developers to […]

Azure – General availability: Temporary access pass for Azure Active Directory
Temporary Access Pass is now generally available in Public and US Gov clouds. Read More for the details.

GCP – Bonjour Paris: New Google Cloud region in France is now open
At Google Cloud, we recognize that to be truly global, we must be local too. This means we need to be as close as possible to our customers, their locations, their regulations, and their values. Today, we’re excited to announce another step towards this goal: Our new Google Cloud region in Paris, France is officially […]

AWS – AWS Backup Audit Manager adds new control to audit recovery point objective (RPO)
AWS Backup Audit Manager adds a new control that you can use to audit and report on the recovery point objective (RPO) of your backups. With this launch, you can now specify your organizational recovery point objectives for your resources and evaluate whether your recovery points are in compliance. Read More for the details.

AWS – Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is now PCI DSS Compliant
Amazon MemoryDB for Redis is now a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant service. MemoryDB is a fully managed, Redis-compatible, in-memory database that provides low latency, high throughput, and durability at any scale. Read More for the details.

AWS – Now bring your own development environment in a custom image to RStudio on Amazon SageMaker
Starting today, you can now bring your own development environment in a custom image to RStudio on Amazon SageMaker. RStudio on SageMaker is the industry’s first fully managed RStudio Workbench in cloud. You can quickly launch the familiar RStudio Integrated Development Environment (IDE), dial up and down the underlying compute resources without interrupting your work, […]

AWS – Amazon QuickSight launches rolling date functionality
Amazon QuickSight now enables authors to setup rolling date to dynamically generate dashboard for end users. The rolling date functionality is now available for both date & time range filters and datetime parameters. Users will be able to set up rolling rules to fetch a date, such as today, yesterday, or different combinations of (start/end) […]

AWS – AWS Direct Connect announces new location in Ireland
Today, AWS announced the opening of a new AWS Direct Connect location in Dublin, Ireland. AWS customers in Ireland and across Europe can now establish network connections from their premises to AWS in the Servecentric, Blanchardstown Corporate Park data center to gain high-performance, secure access to all public AWS Regions (except Amazon Web Services China […]

AWS – Amazon AppStream 2.0 enables UDP streaming for Windows native client
Starting today, Amazon AppStream 2.0 introduces support for streaming over UDP, when using the Windows native client. Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed service that provides non-persistent desktops, and application streaming products to end-users. Previously, you were able to stream over TCP via Windows native client. With your end users now working from home […]
AWS – AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio adds Amazon CloudWatch Logs Integration
Developers can now access Amazon CloudWatch Logs within Visual Studio using the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio. Directly from the IDE, it is now possible to search and filter log groups, log streams, and events. Additionally, log groups can be accessed from their associated resources, and log events can be downloaded to a file. Read […]